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Seahawks to stand for anthem, with arms interlocked
NBC Pro Football ^ | 9/10/16 | Mike Florio

Posted on 09/10/2016 7:25:58 PM PDT by raccoonradio

The Seahawks have announced their plans for Sunday’s pregame ceremony. According to receiver Doug Baldwin, they will stand together during the national anthem. They will do so with their arms interlocked. “We are a team comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds, and as a team we have decided to stand and interlock arms in unity,” Baldwin says in the 42-second video posted at his Twitter page. “We honor those who have fought for the freedom we cherish, and we stand to ensure the riches of freedom and the security of justice for all people. Progress can and will be made only if we stand together.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 911anniversary; blm; nationalanthem; nfl; seahawks; seattle
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Oh there are plenty of FreeRepublic drama queens who just love to be outraged.


21 posted on 09/10/2016 7:52:18 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: BenLurkin
It means that NONE of them will have their hand over their heart.

When did that become a requirement? I rarely see people with their hand over their heart when the anthem plays.

22 posted on 09/10/2016 7:52:57 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (SandyInPeoria just doesn't sound right... yet here I am.)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Thanks Sandy........;)


23 posted on 09/10/2016 7:56:20 PM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Well....that is sad....


24 posted on 09/10/2016 7:59:35 PM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: raccoonradio

My guess is if someone was to not stand for the anthem then they are symbolizing themselves as not part of the arms locked team more than being a symbol for BLM. If so, smart move by the coach.


25 posted on 09/10/2016 8:02:25 PM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: BenLurkin
It means that NONE of them will have their hand over their heart.

But they will be standing and paying respect to the flag and the anthem. It's what I do in the stands, and what most fans do in the stands. Good for the Seahawks.
26 posted on 09/10/2016 8:03:42 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: SandyInSeattle

I do. And I sing.

And you’re right, most of the people around me don’t.


27 posted on 09/10/2016 8:06:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m usually happy if the people around me stop talking for two minutes. It’s appalling how people behave when the anthem plays...


28 posted on 09/10/2016 8:11:27 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (SandyInPeoria just doesn't sound right... yet here I am.)
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To: raccoonradio

The message: semi-disrespect.


29 posted on 09/10/2016 8:16:53 PM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
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To: raccoonradio

Ain’t that sweet?

Glad I stopped watching the NFL several years ago.


30 posted on 09/10/2016 8:19:17 PM PDT by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust: It corrodes 24 hours a day until eradicated.)
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To: exDemMom
Um..., did you read the article?They are standing for the anthem. They are interlocking their arms, presumably in a show of solidarity with America.

Did you read the article? They are interlocking their arms to ensure the riches of justice for all people.

They should go to another country to find one that will give them justice. Apparently they have decided this one doesn't.

31 posted on 09/10/2016 8:20:05 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: AnotherUnixGeek; exDemMom; flaglady47; ExTexasRedhead; bigdaddy45; BenLurkin; Bob Ireland
"Good for the Seahawks"

Give me a freakin' break.

Nominate these clever phonies for the Nobel Fleece Prize for pulling the wool over the eyes of naifs.

Leni

32 posted on 09/10/2016 8:20:40 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Starbucks CEO Just Endorsed Clinton...(you know what to do!)...GO, TRUMP !!!)
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To: SandyInSeattle

I see most people with their hand over their heart.


33 posted on 09/10/2016 8:24:17 PM PDT by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: Dawgreg

I’m thinking they’re interlocking arms so no renegade players will decide to kneel or sit.


34 posted on 09/10/2016 8:25:00 PM PDT by grania (I'm Deplorable)
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To: raccoonradio

Amen! About time...and God bless ‘em.


35 posted on 09/10/2016 8:25:10 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: plain talk

Funny how Baseball doesn’t have this issue.


36 posted on 09/10/2016 8:27:03 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: raccoonradio

“Look at us! Look at us! We stand for something! Not sure what, but something!”


37 posted on 09/10/2016 8:34:05 PM PDT by Antoninus ("The Western world has lost its civil courage, both as a whole and separately." -Solzhenitsyn)
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To: raccoonradio

They seem to me to be making an ambiguous gesture that the leftists can interpret as a protest but others can interpret as innocent.


38 posted on 09/10/2016 8:39:34 PM PDT by djpg
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To: raccoonradio

Okay, I’ll accept this. Do they want a gold star for effort?


39 posted on 09/10/2016 8:40:12 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Hillary will govern like Obama surrogate PA Gov. Tom Wolfe , taking PA to the bottom.More taxes.)
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To: Dawgreg
I’m thinking they’re going to show respect for the anthem and show them as being united in that respect.

I'm with you - - this is a good thing...

40 posted on 09/10/2016 8:43:07 PM PDT by GOPJ (Hillary's defense - "I'm not a criminal, I'm just incompetent and slow witted" - freeper Iron Munro)
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